Official UK procurement notice
£178,576.43 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUKMFTS B350ER Avenger a/c 5 Year Post Design Services Contract
CPV: Engineering support services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1UKMFTS B350ER Avenger a/c 5 Year Post Design Services ContractAwarded
UKMFTS B350ER Avenger a/c 5 Year Post Design Services Contract
Attendance at meetings and support to Project under PDS tasks
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Apr 2023, 13:00 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Apr 2023, 13:00 BST
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-011982- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c454Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The United Kingdom Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) Delivery Team intends to enter into a contract with Textron Aviation Inc. for Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and Post Design Services (PDS) support for the Avenger aircraft for a 5 year period valued at £178,576.43 inc. VAT from 13th April 2022 through to 12th April 2027. The Avenger aircraft is used for Rear Crew Training under the UKMFTS and was purchased by the MOD direct and so a direct OEM contract is required for OEM and PDS support.
The OEM (Textron Aviation Inc.) are the only entity that hold the design information for the Avenger aircraft and there is no intention to license it to any other entity. As such the UKMFTS Delivery Team has to procure this support contract with Textron Aviation Inc. on a single source basis
In accordance with the Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/1319) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended (in particular by SI 2020/1319). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) is lawful due to exclusive rights because the OEM (Textron Aviation Inc.) is the design organisation for the Avenger aircraft.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Textron Aviation Inc.Rear Crew Avenger PDS Contract - 5 years | £142,860 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Rear Crew Avenger PDS Contract - 5 years · Textron Aviation Inc.
- Signed
- 10 Mar 2023
- Value
- £142,860
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Textron Aviation Inc.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.